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>> good luck with that defense. that's a hail mary defense. the younger brother, 19 years old is a student at the university of massachusetts, he was a scholarship student, we've seen in early reports. the older brother on the other hand is a professional or quasi professional boxer whose brains were probably scrambled a bit as a result of the boxing career he had. if anybody influenced anybody else, you could argue the 19-year-old influenced the older brother. >> thanks to you both. david hennenberry is the man who tipped off police to the whereabouts of dzhokhar. at some point, dzhokhar was injured by gunshot wounds. he found refuge in a boat parked in a backyard. that boat belonged to hennenberry. without his call, no one knows what would have happened when dzhokhar would have been found. in an exclusive and emotional interview with our affiliate wccb, he clears up how he stumbled upon one of the most wanted men in america. blood in the boat, he saw blood and went in. >> reporter: not true? >> not true. no. >> reporter: word is, you saw the
>> good luck with that defense. that's a hail mary defense. the younger brother, 19 years old is a student at the university of massachusetts, he was a scholarship student, we've seen in early reports. the older brother on the other hand is a professional or quasi professional boxer whose brains were probably scrambled a bit as a result of the boxing career he had. if anybody influenced anybody else, you could argue the 19-year-old influenced the older brother. >> thanks to you...
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the neighborhood because that's what hundreds of police officers did, rushing in to set up a line of defense around it while they rushed people away. then, wolf, they brought in the technology. going to demonstrate what we are talking about with this small model. they brought in a thermal imaging helicopter. it can look to the ground and measure anything that's hot down there and see anything giving off any heat, including a human being in a boat in a backyard like that one there. this is what they saw. they had an image of someone in the back of that boat, just as the witness had suspected, and the person was moving around. while all we have are still images, they had real time video that told them when someone was moving in the back of that boat. a gun fight ensued. there were injuries to him, i believe he was hit two more times, threw flash bang grenades there and everything got quiet as negotiators tried to talk to him. what happened next? they brought in more technology, had a robotic arm so they could reach out to him. two hours, then they brought in thermal imaging one more time. this
the neighborhood because that's what hundreds of police officers did, rushing in to set up a line of defense around it while they rushed people away. then, wolf, they brought in the technology. going to demonstrate what we are talking about with this small model. they brought in a thermal imaging helicopter. it can look to the ground and measure anything that's hot down there and see anything giving off any heat, including a human being in a boat in a backyard like that one there. this is what...
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richard herman is a criminal defense attorney, a law professor as well. he's joining us from las vegas. thanks very much for coming in. let's start with the fact that the government did not read the suspect his miranda rights invoking the public safety exception. avery, what do you think about that decision? >> i think it's an incorrect decision. i don't think there should be any delay in mirandizing. the job is to secure a convicti conviction. at the same time, intelligence personnel are going to be talking to this individual, talking to tsarnaev because there are issues unrelated to his personal issue criminality. and miranda has nothing to do with that, wolf. so we're seeing federal officials making the interview, trying to ask questions will have nothing to do withmy ran did. it's imperative because we don't want to jeopardize this prosecution in any way. i think it's imperative it be done now. >> richard, do you agree? >> well, i do think he should be mirandized, but we have heard interviews earlier today where the justice department says they don't
richard herman is a criminal defense attorney, a law professor as well. he's joining us from las vegas. thanks very much for coming in. let's start with the fact that the government did not read the suspect his miranda rights invoking the public safety exception. avery, what do you think about that decision? >> i think it's an incorrect decision. i don't think there should be any delay in mirandizing. the job is to secure a convicti conviction. at the same time, intelligence personnel are...
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he'll get a defense attorney and then have an arraignment. now, on normal circumstances, someone would not be arraigned until monday morning. at the arraignment, two things will happen. there will be a discussion on bail. he will not get out on bail, obviously. they will set a preliminary hearing 30 days forward. what will happen is in the next 30 days, he will be indicted with the grand jury. and then the case will be assigned to a federal district judge and that's when the case will begin. >> a long legal road ahead. families on monday. releasing a statement from her family, the note reads our daughter has lost her husband today, the father of her child. the aftermath stays. the mother also said neither of her sons talked about terrorism or showed any inclination. st one was raised in america. my oldest son, he was really, really properly raised in our house. nobody talked about the terror reason. my son, tamerlan, was really got involved in religion, you know, like by religious politics five years ago. he never told me he would be on the s
he'll get a defense attorney and then have an arraignment. now, on normal circumstances, someone would not be arraigned until monday morning. at the arraignment, two things will happen. there will be a discussion on bail. he will not get out on bail, obviously. they will set a preliminary hearing 30 days forward. what will happen is in the next 30 days, he will be indicted with the grand jury. and then the case will be assigned to a federal district judge and that's when the case will begin....
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but the next legal defense will perhaps be tomorrow, perhaps monday. at any time that he's physically able to be arraigned. >> officials say unspecified medical needs. >> there's still a long time before this plays out. >> dzhokhar looks more boyish in this up-dated photo. relatives who haven't been in touch with him since he moved to the u.s. over a decade ago. >> we're ethnic chechens. >> the suspect's uncle was asked by reporters that might have provoked dzhokhar and his dead brother. tamerlan. but in tweets which blooe to be the twitter account, ain't no love in the heart of the city. >>> he even won a scholarship before enrolling in dartmouth college. most friends and teachers say they never saw any kind of trouble. he was on the wrestling team. he went to parties with other students. >> he was a wonderful kid. we were proud of him. he was an outstanding athlete. there was nothing -- he was never a troublemaker at the school. >> but another friend says one conversation does stand out. >> a friend of mine, you know, we've been in contact this morni
but the next legal defense will perhaps be tomorrow, perhaps monday. at any time that he's physically able to be arraigned. >> officials say unspecified medical needs. >> there's still a long time before this plays out. >> dzhokhar looks more boyish in this up-dated photo. relatives who haven't been in touch with him since he moved to the u.s. over a decade ago. >> we're ethnic chechens. >> the suspect's uncle was asked by reporters that might have provoked...
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>> we did speak with the defense ministry and the defense ministry here is saying they find this latest threat to be quite regrettable the hope is that tensions are beginning to deescalate. we are seeing that trend. it's a bit of a step forward and a couple steps back but the timing of this protest is really what set off this latest tirade. it is quite sensitive. a day where we are seeing kim jong un stop by the tombs of his father and grandfather and paying respects. you see a very different image coming from south korea. these south koreans certainly know why they are doing this. they know it's a particularly strong insult so that's why we're also seeing a strong response from the north. one thing we would like to point out is when you compare this statement, and you read through the entire thing it is a bit dialed down. >> there has been no missile launch, just more threat. yet the south koreans are saying that a test launch could still be imminent? >> the south koreans have to assume there may be a missile test launch. if you look at all of the tea leaves, one of the things that we
>> we did speak with the defense ministry and the defense ministry here is saying they find this latest threat to be quite regrettable the hope is that tensions are beginning to deescalate. we are seeing that trend. it's a bit of a step forward and a couple steps back but the timing of this protest is really what set off this latest tirade. it is quite sensitive. a day where we are seeing kim jong un stop by the tombs of his father and grandfather and paying respects. you see a very...
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that sort of thing will disclose a lot more than he will, i think. >> does he have any kind of defense you could, at the moment, draw up. >> well, obviously the mimitiga strategy is, my big brother made me do it. >> is that a strategy? >> no. to keep you off the table where they give you the needle, i suppose. >> thank you very much. >> indeed. >> we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] every inch. every minute. every second -- we chip away. making the colors of earth and sunset skies into rich interior accents. or putting the beauty of a forest in the palm of your hands... it will take you to another place... wherever you happen to be. this is the new 2014 jeep grand cherokee. it is the best of what we're made of. well-qualified lessees can lease the 2014 grand cherokee laredo 4x4 for $359 a month. redesigned site has this new score planner tool with these cool sliders. what's this one do? i dunno. the name's bear, fancy bear. score planner is free to everyone. free score applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com fancy bear slider still in beta. i have a cold, and i took nyquil,
that sort of thing will disclose a lot more than he will, i think. >> does he have any kind of defense you could, at the moment, draw up. >> well, obviously the mimitiga strategy is, my big brother made me do it. >> is that a strategy? >> no. to keep you off the table where they give you the needle, i suppose. >> thank you very much. >> indeed. >> we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] every inch. every minute. every second -- we chip away. making the...
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seth jones associate director of the security defense policy center at the rand corporation. former member of the joint terrorism task force and jeffrey toobin our legal analyst. jake is saying -- this is significant in terms of the information in this. but obviously a crucial question out there which is was it obtained before or after those miranda rights were read? >> the irony here is what he is saying is not particularly helpful to him. what would be helpful to him is if he had a conspiracy he could make the government to make a deal to avoid the death penalty. if he is simply saying it is me and my brother, what does he have to negotiate with? >> there's no one to else to give up. >> right. >> and frankly, i'm not so sure the miranda issue matters so much. there looks like so much evidence in the case any way. >> they don't even need it. >> what difference does it make if they have a confession from him from his hospital bed? >> right. >> he's going to get convicted any way. yes, and that's a legal issue that may have to be sorted out but in the larger scheme of the case
seth jones associate director of the security defense policy center at the rand corporation. former member of the joint terrorism task force and jeffrey toobin our legal analyst. jake is saying -- this is significant in terms of the information in this. but obviously a crucial question out there which is was it obtained before or after those miranda rights were read? >> the irony here is what he is saying is not particularly helpful to him. what would be helpful to him is if he had a...
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>> it could be part of a defense strategy. it is difficult to second guess what another lawyer may do or may not do. certainly, there are some indications in this case that that defense will at least be thoroughly investigated. the fact that the older brother went to georgia. that he was of interest to have the russian security services. those are all points that the defense will explore, not unlike the d.c. sniper. you will recall there that the older man received the death penalty but the younger one did not. the defense has plenty to work with here. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev is 19 years old. dzhokhar tsarnaev is an adult. he was going to college. he has some level of intelligence here. so i'm not sure he can make the same kind of case in the sniper case that he was under the sway of an older person, no? >> that will be the question by the government and the defense will look at. the fact that he's 19 and a college student -- i've taught college before and a lot of 19-year-old college students are not very well versed in critical
>> it could be part of a defense strategy. it is difficult to second guess what another lawyer may do or may not do. certainly, there are some indications in this case that that defense will at least be thoroughly investigated. the fact that the older brother went to georgia. that he was of interest to have the russian security services. those are all points that the defense will explore, not unlike the d.c. sniper. you will recall there that the older man received the death penalty but...
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a defense of knowledge. it's not clear at all at this point whether dzhokhar knew the ramifications of what he was doi doing, or knew what if anything was in the backpack that he was carrying. we don't know what his brother told him. we don't know what he agreed to. we don't know if he felt under pressure or threat from his brother or from others. all of these are open questions that will need to be explored. >> and, tamar, this is one of the issues i wondered right away. when the statements were made that there's evidence of video of dzhokhar dropping a backpack and walking away callously, that is a very, very specific piece of evidence if in fact it's true. would that be the argument that a defense attorney perhaps someone like you would think of right away, does he even know what's in that backpack given the kind of person we now know his alleged co-conspirator to have been? >> absolutely. you know, knowledge, as i said, will be a key element here. and it will be something that the u.s. government is goin
a defense of knowledge. it's not clear at all at this point whether dzhokhar knew the ramifications of what he was doi doing, or knew what if anything was in the backpack that he was carrying. we don't know what his brother told him. we don't know what he agreed to. we don't know if he felt under pressure or threat from his brother or from others. all of these are open questions that will need to be explored. >> and, tamar, this is one of the issues i wondered right away. when the...
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is that remotely plausible as a defense strategy? >> as a defense? no. it can be used to keep him off the table where they give you the needle, i suppose. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, did the fbi drop the ball in this investigation? i'll ask the man who was second in command during the investigation of the 1993 world trade center bombing. [ pacino ] the inches we need are everywhere around us. every minute. every second -- we fight for that inch. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the new 2014 jeep grand cherokee. it is passion given a purpose. every day we chip away, because that's the only way to see the best of what we're made of. well-qualified lessees can lease the 2014 grand cherokee laredo 4x4 for $359 a month. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern.
is that remotely plausible as a defense strategy? >> as a defense? no. it can be used to keep him off the table where they give you the needle, i suppose. >> thank you very much indeed. >> thanks. >>> when we come back, did the fbi drop the ball in this investigation? i'll ask the man who was second in command during the investigation of the 1993 world trade center bombing. [ pacino ] the inches we need are everywhere around us. every minute. every second -- we fight...
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secretary of defense, chuck hagel. that happened in israel yesterday. in that press conference, the israeli defense minister seemed less certain. they said that israel would not allow rogue elements to get their hands on the chemical stockpile of the regime. he said that had not happened, it had not been tested but israel would not allow it to happen. >> obviously, if this is true, it increases pressure on the united states to increase or to intervene, in some way. president obama had said in the past, syria's use of chemical weapons would be a game changer, that was a red line they could not cross. what are you hearing from u.s. officials? >> reporter: absolutely, anderson. on so many occasions we've heard from u.s. officials saying that the syrian regime would suffer dire consequences if they were to use chemical weapons. now today we've heard from the pentagon, the pentagon press secretary george little said, the united states continues to assess reports of chemical weapons used in syrian. the use of such weapons would be unacceptable. we reiterate i
secretary of defense, chuck hagel. that happened in israel yesterday. in that press conference, the israeli defense minister seemed less certain. they said that israel would not allow rogue elements to get their hands on the chemical stockpile of the regime. he said that had not happened, it had not been tested but israel would not allow it to happen. >> obviously, if this is true, it increases pressure on the united states to increase or to intervene, in some way. president obama had...
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. >> before i let you go, erin what do we know about legal defense? did he have legal representation in that hospital room? >> reporter: i have the transcript of the court hearing here there is controversy on friday and over the weekend about him not being mirandized. they went through it twice today and offered the use of an attorney and the one word he spoke was no when asked if he could afford an attorney and he was presented with defense attorneys today. >>> we want to bring you a look at the case against dzhokhar tsarnaev in the federal complaint against him. >> reporter: according to the complaint 2:38 on race day 11 minutes before the first explosion two men are seen walking toward the finish line carrying large knapsacks, tamerlan tsarnaev is in front and dzhokhar tsarnaev is a few feet behind. the two are seen a half block away from a restaurant camera. a minute later, bomber one, tamerlan walks out of the crowd with a knapsack on his back. at 2:45, alleged bomber two, dzhokhar walks to the finish line. he has a cell phone in his left hand. t
. >> before i let you go, erin what do we know about legal defense? did he have legal representation in that hospital room? >> reporter: i have the transcript of the court hearing here there is controversy on friday and over the weekend about him not being mirandized. they went through it twice today and offered the use of an attorney and the one word he spoke was no when asked if he could afford an attorney and he was presented with defense attorneys today. >>> we want to...
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the defense ministry here is saying that they find the north korean statement that was released today to be quite regrettable. a bit of context is if there is any good news in this, this threat from north korea in the context of all the other threats it is quite mild compared to threatening thermo nuclear war. >> it does seem that the talk and rhetoric is starting to be walked back a little bit. so that end, no more talk of a missile launch. it doesn't look like it will happen any time soon. but the south koreans saying it could soon be imminent. where does this all go from here? >> it could be because you don't know. it's impossible to predict what the hermit kingdom is going to do. allies are continuing to behave. they do believe that it could happen. but it does not appear that it will happen. if they look at the movements, it doesn't appear. it does not appear to be imminent. but because we're talking about so sole. >> there has been intense deploemcy in the region. >> venezuela is divided after election results sparked protests and celebrations. officials showed that he narrowly
the defense ministry here is saying that they find the north korean statement that was released today to be quite regrettable. a bit of context is if there is any good news in this, this threat from north korea in the context of all the other threats it is quite mild compared to threatening thermo nuclear war. >> it does seem that the talk and rhetoric is starting to be walked back a little bit. so that end, no more talk of a missile launch. it doesn't look like it will happen any time...
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is that a defense? >> it is to a federal crime. because they need to prove he intended to coerce the government or intimidate, and if he says i went along with my brother, my intent was to please my brother, that would question whether it's federal. and you could charge him with conspiracy. and conspiracy doesn't carry the death penalty. >> would you have been free to defend someone in this position from a legal point of view? >> from a legal point of view. the government made a mistake by clinging to the public safety miranda, when the police said there is no public safety issue, it's solved and there are no further threats, and the fbi are saying there's enough threats, they should have given him miranda. his kwryouth, and he seems to b influenced by his brother, and he could hold out and try to get a deal if he is prepared to say whether his brother got training in chechnya. he doesn't have very many cards to play. >> graham wants -- >> that's impossible. nobody could be tried as an enemy combatant. couldn't happen. >> in terms
is that a defense? >> it is to a federal crime. because they need to prove he intended to coerce the government or intimidate, and if he says i went along with my brother, my intent was to please my brother, that would question whether it's federal. and you could charge him with conspiracy. and conspiracy doesn't carry the death penalty. >> would you have been free to defend someone in this position from a legal point of view? >> from a legal point of view. the government made...
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the defense mother may move to have the trial moved to western massachusetts. jury selection will be difficult. anybody who cheered would be exexcluded. >> he himself, we don't know how badly he's been wounded. he may not make it to a trial. >> was there really an exchange of gunfire or did they find him in the boat in a semiunconscious way. he probably doesn't understand the miranda warnings at this point. >> allen, thank you. [ male announcer ] when you're at the corner of "multivitamin" and "multiple choice," come to walgreens for help finding the one that's right for you... like centrum. now, get four dollars off select centrum products with balance rewards card. at the corner of happy and healthy. for over 30 years. and it's now the most doctor recommended, the most preferred and the most studied. so when it comes to getting the most out of your multivitamin, the choice is clear. centrum. the choice is clear. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on chec
the defense mother may move to have the trial moved to western massachusetts. jury selection will be difficult. anybody who cheered would be exexcluded. >> he himself, we don't know how badly he's been wounded. he may not make it to a trial. >> was there really an exchange of gunfire or did they find him in the boat in a semiunconscious way. he probably doesn't understand the miranda warnings at this point. >> allen, thank you. [ male announcer ] when you're at the corner of...
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believe it or not technology and techniques and training that have been developed in the department of defense and elsewhere we have 24-hour surveillance from a drone or other data source capturing modes. all of it is moving lightning speed, but it is the future, and the future is now and we will see more and not less. >> on a personal note, you live in watertown? >> yes, we saw you all week, and you were standing in front of my kids' favorite restaurant. >> town diner. >> dunkin' donut, and so it is a terrible and emotional week for me. >> family and everybody okay? >> family is fine, and i was at m.i.t. two blocks from where that police officer was killed, so it is has been a big week. >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate your joining us. so unclear in all of this as we have been discussing this, the motive. what is behind this horrible crime? and get this, the fbi was warned about one of the tsarnaev brothers. >>> just who are the two brothers implicated in this horrible week of violence? dzhokhar and his brother came here from the chechen region. the fbi asked to investigat
believe it or not technology and techniques and training that have been developed in the department of defense and elsewhere we have 24-hour surveillance from a drone or other data source capturing modes. all of it is moving lightning speed, but it is the future, and the future is now and we will see more and not less. >> on a personal note, you live in watertown? >> yes, we saw you all week, and you were standing in front of my kids' favorite restaurant. >> town diner....
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that's going to be the defense i'm going to use, similar to the defense that terry nichols used in the oklahoma city bombing is the defense i would use here for him. >> larry, get me your response to that. >> sure. that's a fact that is simply going to be ignored by the prosecutors. at bottom, they are building a case against the suspect who is alive. they have three dead victims. many more who were injured. their focus is building on the best case and getting a conviction, and they will likely use a statute that will give them the arsenal, if you will, of bringing the death penalty, and his age, while a relevant factor, would not be a reason not to charge him with that offense. >> hey, chris, and larry, i want you to answer this first, chris. let's talk about miranda here and the fact that his rights have not been read to him. what do you make of that? will that be an issue going forward in this particular case? >> you know, it depends. first, i don't know -- we don't know if he's said anything. if he hasn't made any statements at all, the fact that he didn't get his miranda rights re
that's going to be the defense i'm going to use, similar to the defense that terry nichols used in the oklahoma city bombing is the defense i would use here for him. >> larry, get me your response to that. >> sure. that's a fact that is simply going to be ignored by the prosecutors. at bottom, they are building a case against the suspect who is alive. they have three dead victims. many more who were injured. their focus is building on the best case and getting a conviction, and they...
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there is a trial, it will proceed under the article 3 court, and likely with a death penalty eligible defense. >> explain that distinction. if he is held as an enemy combatant, what would happen? >> this is something the government should seriously consider as to whether or not he should be held as an enemy compatant. they have to look at the national security to see what the greatest benefit is to our country to the way he will be held and or prosecuted. the option is you hold him as an enemy combatant during the duration of the war, and this is a terrorists act, and they have to do that. they have to make the best decision. >> how quickly do they have to make that decision? >> they could do it over the next several weeks to make a determination as to whether or not they want to hold him as an enemy combatant. >> thank you. we appreciate your help on this. there is so much ground to cover. the manhunt is over and the investigation and the prosecution or possible prosecution very much continues. 14 people confirmed dead, and 16 u.s. missing. a lot of other news going on in the world right now
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we have criminal defense attorney bernard klein with us. his clients include ramzi yousef who was convicted in the 1993 world trade center bombing. thanks so much for being with us. our jake tapper reporting this morning that apparently there is a fair amount of information being conveyed by gentleman tar tsarnaev to investigators. he's talking about the attack. he's talking about his brother's role in the attack. he's saying they were radicalized by watching online videos. without going into the detail of exactly what he's saying let's talk about how much he's saying, as a defense attorney, does it concern you that he's conveying so much information right now? >> well, i think one thing, john, to remember, now that he has counsel assigned to him, i would tend to doubt that he's still speaking to the authorities. certainly without counsel being present, he wouldn't be speaking to them at all. so i think at this point in time the interrogation may well have stopped and he's meeting more importantly with his defense attorneys to determine exa
we have criminal defense attorney bernard klein with us. his clients include ramzi yousef who was convicted in the 1993 world trade center bombing. thanks so much for being with us. our jake tapper reporting this morning that apparently there is a fair amount of information being conveyed by gentleman tar tsarnaev to investigators. he's talking about the attack. he's talking about his brother's role in the attack. he's saying they were radicalized by watching online videos. without going into...
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awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, new mexico. >> perspective on this. as we're learning every day, stopping someone before they can commit an act like this is very difficult. more difficult than we even imagined sometimes. however, what made the difference at the marathon was how people responded after the bombs went off. tremendous energy, tremendous know-how and triage, and the more they understand about these bombs and what they can do, the better first responders can limit the impact and that's part of the equation how we stay safer. >>> we're going to take a break. emotions of anger, disbelief, heartbreak from the mother of the boston bombing suspects. she speaks out to cnn. what she says, when we come back. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one n
awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, new mexico. >> perspective on this. as we're learning every day, stopping someone before they can commit an act like this is very difficult. more difficult than we even imagined sometimes. however, what made the difference at the marathon was how people responded after the bombs went off. tremendous energy, tremendous know-how and triage, and the more they understand about these bombs and what they can do, the...
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i remember when defense secretary leon panetta said that his greatest fear for the united states is a lone wolf attack because it would be impossible to pick up before hand and perhaps then impossible to identify it afterwards. and many have said this could be that kind of situation. are you concerned because there's no suspect? last night they said they had someone they were questioning. that person now is not a perso of interest. what can you tell us about who they're looking at right now and your fears of perhaps never finding the person. >> of course it's a huge concern. usually within the first four hours, that's your best opportunity to apprehend the criminal, in this case the terrorist. i do think the video they have from the scene will help facilitate the appearance of the individual who dropped this backpack into the trash cans. and i think the explosive forensics that's going to be done i think will give us a lot of information to move this information forward. but like you, i am concerned and the lone wolf homegrown terrorist is probably the most difficult to prevent and mo
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requires a zealous defense. this case has to be tried in federal court, because this is an american citizen, this is a domestic crime committed right in the middle of boston. there's no option other than regular ordinary criminal trial. >> remember, the politics have already begun to infect this process. lindsey graham, the senator from south carolina, tweeted this afternoon before there was an arrest, i hope they don't give him miranda warnings. i hope they just interrogate him because it's too important for the legal system. lindsey graham will not be the only person in the united states thinking that. >> i'm hearing on that very point that he has not been given his miranda rights. >> the supreme court of the united states said a few years ago that he doesn't have to be given his miranda warnings as long as they don't use any confession against him in his own criminal trial, they can interrogate him, they can even use extreme measures that the fifth amendment only applies to admitting evidence at a trial. it w
requires a zealous defense. this case has to be tried in federal court, because this is an american citizen, this is a domestic crime committed right in the middle of boston. there's no option other than regular ordinary criminal trial. >> remember, the politics have already begun to infect this process. lindsey graham, the senator from south carolina, tweeted this afternoon before there was an arrest, i hope they don't give him miranda warnings. i hope they just interrogate him because...
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. >> this lieutenant general runs the defense department's counteri.e.d. operations and last year said, quote, we're dreaming if we think this threat will leave us after the wars in afghanistan. since 2011 there have been more than 10,000 i.e.d. attacks in over a hundred countries. >> 40 different networks were responsible. in the future it is estimated home made bombs will become the weapon of choice in the u.s. >> i.e.d.s are the biggest single threat we have to our security in the nation. >> he ran the homeland security department bomb prevention unit. >> the capacity to construct and build an i.e.d. is really very small in terms of the level of engineering or technical background and the materials are widely available. >> reporter: a research center at the university of maryland says there have been 44 i.e.d. attacks in the u.s. since 2001. in 2011 a white supremacists crafted one with layers of shrapnel and rat poison, a nasty bomb which would have caused those who survived to bleed to death. his target? a parade marking the martin luther king holiday
. >> this lieutenant general runs the defense department's counteri.e.d. operations and last year said, quote, we're dreaming if we think this threat will leave us after the wars in afghanistan. since 2011 there have been more than 10,000 i.e.d. attacks in over a hundred countries. >> 40 different networks were responsible. in the future it is estimated home made bombs will become the weapon of choice in the u.s. >> i.e.d.s are the biggest single threat we have to our security...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the bombings today while on a flight to israel saying, the attack was criminal and every region of the world is not safe from these terrible acts. >> i have not seen any intelligence that would make such a link, but as you know, all of the facts are not in. all of the dynamics and intelligence is not complete and until we know that, until we get more pieces, we won't be able to answer some of those questions. >> hagel also said the obama administration doesn't have enough information yet to decide whether the surviving 19-year-old tsarnaev brother should be sent to the guantanamo bay prison for terror suspects. >>> we're learning much, much more about the suspects now from the russian republic of dagestan where their father now lives. now cnn can exclusively reveal alleged boston bomber tamerlan tsarnaev, the older brother, had video of a jihadist on his youtube channel. let's get to nick paton walsh now, he joins us by phone from dagestan. so nick, what do you know about this video? i just spoke with the police commissioner here in bosto
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the bombings today while on a flight to israel saying, the attack was criminal and every region of the world is not safe from these terrible acts. >> i have not seen any intelligence that would make such a link, but as you know, all of the facts are not in. all of the dynamics and intelligence is not complete and until we know that, until we get more pieces, we won't be able to answer some of those questions. >> hagel also said...
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chan change, the moment we change, the moment we look inward, the moment we get on a crouch on our defensive, that's the moment when they win. what makes me so proud of this great state and the city of boston and cambridge and all those involved and the students on this campus, what makes me so proud to be an american is that we have not yielded to our fears. we have not compromised our values. we have not weakened our instituti constitutional guarantees. we have not closed our borders. just look around this field at the student body here. just listen to the accents of the president and vice president, this is a diverse campus. probably the greatest technological university in the world, it's black, it's white, it's muslim, it's christian, it's jewish, it's hindu. that's who we are. you represent every community in the world. and what do you do? you challenge your orthodox as they try to impose it. you push the envelope. you know that no change can come without jettison in the past, you're on the edge of science and technology. you make no distinction between the competence of male and femal
chan change, the moment we change, the moment we look inward, the moment we get on a crouch on our defensive, that's the moment when they win. what makes me so proud of this great state and the city of boston and cambridge and all those involved and the students on this campus, what makes me so proud to be an american is that we have not yielded to our fears. we have not compromised our values. we have not weakened our instituti constitutional guarantees. we have not closed our borders. just...
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awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, secora, new mexico. >> imagine that on a crowded street. that's what happened. >> incredible reporting from mattingly. >> we'll be back with more after this. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> welcome back, everyone. eight years ago today a certain website opened what changed what people do on the internet. youtube opened on this day in 2005. this was the very first video posted. >> all right. so here we are at the elephants. >> that's the co-founder at the san diego zoo. look at those images. pretty primitive by today's standards. careem and his partner sold to google the following year over $1.5 bil
awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, secora, new mexico. >> imagine that on a crowded street. that's what happened. >> incredible reporting from mattingly. >> we'll be back with more after this. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more...
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time is the ally of the defense. we were all outraged and horrified as well we should have been by the murders in tucson by jared lee loughner, including the shooting of gabrielle giffords. that ended in a plea bargain. jared lee loughner pleaded guilty to a crime that carried life in prison rather than the death penalty. time helps the defense and the defense is going to want to kick this can down the road as long as humanly possible. >> all right, jeffrey toobin, sunny hostin and larry mackey, thank you so much. >>> up next, we'll talk to our correspondent, brian todd who has been here. in fact, we are learning new information about this mosque in cambridge. i was in cambridge all day friday and these two young men lived in this apartment on norfolk street just down the road was this mosque. getting some new information about how -- from the emimam, wt was said about whether they attended. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...ren
time is the ally of the defense. we were all outraged and horrified as well we should have been by the murders in tucson by jared lee loughner, including the shooting of gabrielle giffords. that ended in a plea bargain. jared lee loughner pleaded guilty to a crime that carried life in prison rather than the death penalty. time helps the defense and the defense is going to want to kick this can down the road as long as humanly possible. >> all right, jeffrey toobin, sunny hostin and larry...
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number one, the jihad defense. i did it, i'm proud, i'm happy, please kill me, i want to join my brother in paradise. i'm a martyr. the other, my brother made me do it, i am innocent, look at my face, look at my high school record, i really didn't mean it, don't give me the death penalty. i think from what we have heard now, the jihad defense seems like it is off the table. he is prepared to cooperate. he apparently is beginning to blame his brother. he probably wants to live, not die. and so we're going to see a kind of not a defense on the merits, but please don't execute me. and then, of course, the defense lawyers have to make a hard decision. should the trial be in boston where everybody is a victim, or should it be moved to springfield, which might have a fairer jury, but the jury pool might be more inclined to give the death penalty. a hard judgment call that any defense lawyer has to make in a case like this. >> all right. here is the big topic of conversation i want you two to take up on, potentially from
number one, the jihad defense. i did it, i'm proud, i'm happy, please kill me, i want to join my brother in paradise. i'm a martyr. the other, my brother made me do it, i am innocent, look at my face, look at my high school record, i really didn't mean it, don't give me the death penalty. i think from what we have heard now, the jihad defense seems like it is off the table. he is prepared to cooperate. he apparently is beginning to blame his brother. he probably wants to live, not die. and so...
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single witness for the defense. our legal analyst was surprised that there was in medical expert called to defend the doctor which he says suggests a serious weakness in the doctor's case and indicates that the defense had trouble finding anyone who would defend the practices at the clinic. closing arguments in that case will be monday. >>> air delays are hitting the united states more than 1,000 delays attributed in one day to furloughs from the forced budget cuts passed by congress. many dispute whether these were necessary. but in all, 50,000 faa workers are being forced to take unpaid time off to save money. the obama administration said today it would be open to legislation that would give the faa flexibility with its budget. but called that a band-aid approach. a spokeswoman for the airline says the lobbying group is trying to halt the furloughs and calls them irresponsible and unnecessary. and many are arguing that these are not required by the sequester. well, we have an "outfront" investigation on whether t
single witness for the defense. our legal analyst was surprised that there was in medical expert called to defend the doctor which he says suggests a serious weakness in the doctor's case and indicates that the defense had trouble finding anyone who would defend the practices at the clinic. closing arguments in that case will be monday. >>> air delays are hitting the united states more than 1,000 delays attributed in one day to furloughs from the forced budget cuts passed by congress....
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he will get a defense attorney and he will have an arraignment. in normal circumstances, someone arrested on a friday night would probably not be arraigned until monday morning. just because of the extraordinary circumstances here, he might be arraigned tomorrow if he's in medical shape to be arraigned. at the arraignment, two things will happen. there will be a discussion of bail. he will not get out on bail, obviously. but they will set what's called a preliminary hearing 30 days forward. the preliminary hearing will not happen. what will happen is in those 30 days, in the next 30 days, he will be indicted by a grand jury with the initial charges. then the case will be assigned to a federal district judge and that's when the case will really begin. but the next legal event will be an arraignment, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps monday. in any case, at a time when he's physically able to be arraigned. >> so at this point, i assume, what, he's been read his miranda rights and at what point does he get counsel? >> he will get counsel more or less immedia
he will get a defense attorney and he will have an arraignment. in normal circumstances, someone arrested on a friday night would probably not be arraigned until monday morning. just because of the extraordinary circumstances here, he might be arraigned tomorrow if he's in medical shape to be arraigned. at the arraignment, two things will happen. there will be a discussion of bail. he will not get out on bail, obviously. but they will set what's called a preliminary hearing 30 days forward. the...
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may be the strongest defense against terrorism. the whole idea of terrorist acts whether it's islamic extremist terrorism or any other form of terrorism is to try to create chaos and try create tremendous fear. try disrupt a society, try to ruin the institutions of a society. if they fail in doing that, then it makes it much more difficult for them to really sustain that effort over a period of time. so remarkable to me how much resiliency people demonstrated in the last couple of days. frankly, i saw the same thing in new york. the first day -- >> sure -- >> after september 11, firefighters put the flag up immediately. and the way these people are cheering, every time workers would come down to ground zero, there would be thousands of people cheering and applauding. the american people are very tough. they're very resilient. these people misjudge us when they think that by carrying out these horrible attacks, of course we're going to be upset of course we're going to mourn. it's going to affect us. but we're going move on with our
may be the strongest defense against terrorism. the whole idea of terrorist acts whether it's islamic extremist terrorism or any other form of terrorism is to try to create chaos and try create tremendous fear. try disrupt a society, try to ruin the institutions of a society. if they fail in doing that, then it makes it much more difficult for them to really sustain that effort over a period of time. so remarkable to me how much resiliency people demonstrated in the last couple of days....
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he says that in defense of her client. the officials said they have not had a new suspect or they believe this person who has a grudge is involved at all. >>> chris cuomo is going to be talking to him live 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> one of the men accused of planning an al qaeda backed attack on a passenger train appeared to court today in toronto, canada. he plotted to derail a train headed from canada to new york by setting off explosives. his alleged accomplice appeared in court yesterday. authorities have net released details about either suspect. >>> an eight story building collapsed in bangladesh killing more than 70 people today. they are looking for those who may still be trapped in the ruins. it is a grisly scene. you may remember a fire killed more than a 100 people a few months ago. >>> tamerlan tsarnaev spent six months in russia last year. did his trip have anything to do with last week's terror attack? we're going to take you to dagestan to try to retrace some of his steps right of that. before local farmers and
he says that in defense of her client. the officials said they have not had a new suspect or they believe this person who has a grudge is involved at all. >>> chris cuomo is going to be talking to him live 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> one of the men accused of planning an al qaeda backed attack on a passenger train appeared to court today in toronto, canada. he plotted to derail a train headed from canada to new york by setting off explosives. his alleged accomplice appeared in...
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so i think it is a tough road for a defense attorney in this case. >> reporter: i was just thinking about this as you said that, being influenced by his older brother, because he was 19. where when swup omeone is trieda minor, do you know what it is? >> usually, it is 17 or 18. he is 19. he is not considered a minor. he is not a minor. he is young to have a criminal record. >> he is just outside of it at 18. i was just wondering. it is just a question i was wondering here. >> that will work in his favor. that works in his favor. that's what, i anticipated your next question. sorry. >> you mean the death penalty. is that what you are talking about here? there is not a state death penalty here. he is going to face federal death penalty charges, we are hearing the possibility of that. >> yes. there is a possibility. because a weapon of mass destruction, the charges carry the death penalty. his age, 19 years old, no criminal record, is a factor to be considered in his favor to mitigate against the death penalty. so that works in his favor. however, there is plenty that works against him. >> b
so i think it is a tough road for a defense attorney in this case. >> reporter: i was just thinking about this as you said that, being influenced by his older brother, because he was 19. where when swup omeone is trieda minor, do you know what it is? >> usually, it is 17 or 18. he is 19. he is not considered a minor. he is not a minor. he is young to have a criminal record. >> he is just outside of it at 18. i was just wondering. it is just a question i was wondering here....
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he's a criminal defense attorney, she's also a former prosecutor. so holly, cnn has been told that dzhokhar tsarnaev will be questioned under something called the public safety exception which means he will not be read his miranda rights and senator john mac cain wants his classified as an enemy combatant. >> don, that's going to be borne out by an investigation which is still ongoing. the reason that john mac cain and others are pushing for this, they want to get to the bottom of this. they want to know is this just an act by this two particular brothers or is this widespread. this international terrorism. but the problem is this is going to come they don't have enough to label them as enemy combatant. these are young men that have been in the country for a while. anybody who has watched tv knows they have a right to remain silent. so whether or not you read miranda to this man when he wakes up, we know that medically he's unable to talk right now, he still knows he has a right to remain silent. so i'm not sure the enemy combatant label is going to
he's a criminal defense attorney, she's also a former prosecutor. so holly, cnn has been told that dzhokhar tsarnaev will be questioned under something called the public safety exception which means he will not be read his miranda rights and senator john mac cain wants his classified as an enemy combatant. >> don, that's going to be borne out by an investigation which is still ongoing. the reason that john mac cain and others are pushing for this, they want to get to the bottom of this....
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justification, the eyes of the law and the courts in the united states, none of that will suffice as a defense and we should be clear with viewers, no matter what dzhokhar says now, the fact that he and his brother don't represent muslims and islams around the world, this was -- you know, this was their view and their own justification for really what were horrific acts of violence? >> do we know, fran, if the information that the younger tsavraev, the 19-year-old tsavraev has been providing the fbi about his older brother, the motivation, the bomb, the denial of any link to a formal international terrorist group, this information was provided before or after that judge/magistrate was there and r read him his miranda rights? the right to remain silent and the right to have an attorney? >> sources have indicated to us that was part of a questioning that they did under the -- fbi agent does under a national security exemption, before he was assigned counsel. they had the ability in the interest of public safety exception to be able to ask questions, were there additional coconspirators, where an
justification, the eyes of the law and the courts in the united states, none of that will suffice as a defense and we should be clear with viewers, no matter what dzhokhar says now, the fact that he and his brother don't represent muslims and islams around the world, this was -- you know, this was their view and their own justification for really what were horrific acts of violence? >> do we know, fran, if the information that the younger tsavraev, the 19-year-old tsavraev has been...
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awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. david mattingly, cnn, secoro, new mexico. >>> more help arriving in southwestern china, where survivors of saturday's earthquake are in desperate need of food and water and shelter. chinese state media are now reporting that at least 192 people were killed in the disaster, but more than 11,000 were injured. >>> meanwhile, a territorial dispute between china and japan is heating up. japan says eight chinese ships have entered its territorial waters near the senkaku islands. china calleds them the dialu. more from beijing with all on this. ivan, how should we read this development regarding the chinese ships entering these waters? is this part of previous cat and mouse games we've seen between these two countries, or is it something more serious. >> reporter: absolutely. these uninhabited islands in the east china sea have been the source of a lot of tension between china and japan in past months where you had, you know, planes and warships putting radar locks on each other and all sort
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awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. >> david joins me now. that is just incredible to actually watch that and watch the shock waves and that you felt it a quarter mile away. just gives me a whole new appreciation for what people felt at such distance. you're talking about how easy it is for people to make these bombs in a pressure cooker. what surprised you the most about what you saw? >> reporter: we commissioned the experts at new mexico tech to do this demonstration for us. what surprised me, less than $100 worth of material and access to the internet and you can build one of these bombs. they're crude, they are very difficult to police but what we're seeing based on the tests that we had there was how fast the material flies out once that gun powder or whatever explosive material is being used actually blows up. you heard him say that material was flying out at -- faster than the speed of sound so you could literally be hit and hurt before you even hear the bomb go off. >> wow. that is amazing. when you talk about them going faster than t
awareness of your surroundings could be the only defense. >> david joins me now. that is just incredible to actually watch that and watch the shock waves and that you felt it a quarter mile away. just gives me a whole new appreciation for what people felt at such distance. you're talking about how easy it is for people to make these bombs in a pressure cooker. what surprised you the most about what you saw? >> reporter: we commissioned the experts at new mexico tech to do this...
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joining us from washington is former cia director and chair of the foundation for defense of democracy, ambassador r. james wolsly. thank you so much for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> one of the things we are hearing, the younger brother, dzhokhar tsavraev is telling investigators, not sure if we should believe him or not, that the brothers became self-radical ice e self-radicalized here in the united states by watching online videos. does that seem reasonable to you? >> yes, largely. seemed to be what happened to major hasan who killed 13 fellow soldiers in ft. hood a couple of years ago. it seemed to be what happened to the underwear bomber, who was only caught by alert passengers and crew on an aircraft after his father went to the state department and said my son is extremely radical, watch him. we don't look very good in terms of one part of the u.s. government talking to another. the people who looked the best in the last few days is the mounties in canada. they kept track of these two guys for two years, and were able to arrest them before they blew up a train betwee
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advise him that his cooperation, you know, depending on what the government was willing to say to this defense lawyer, whether or not and what benefit he might get as a result of his cooperation. remember, from the very beginning, from the president on down, everyone has said public safety is the first and highest priority. so the first question he's going to be asked is are there more devices and where are they? and, you know, and so if that were the case, i'm not suggesting it is, but it certainly is the first question you want to ask and to get to find any additional devices you would want -- you would want to give him the benefit of that cooperation. so this will have to -- it unfolds very methodically, right, the investigators have questions and in the order of the priority they're going to ask him, public safety will come first. second is to identify any additional potential conspirators who may have been involved in the planning or execution of the bombing. >> all right. fran, stand by. don't go away. we're going to continue the nonstop coverage here. our team coverage of what's going o
advise him that his cooperation, you know, depending on what the government was willing to say to this defense lawyer, whether or not and what benefit he might get as a result of his cooperation. remember, from the very beginning, from the president on down, everyone has said public safety is the first and highest priority. so the first question he's going to be asked is are there more devices and where are they? and, you know, and so if that were the case, i'm not suggesting it is, but it...
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meanwhile, the defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the bombing investigation today. he said so far he has not seen any intelligence directly linking the surviving suspect and his older brother, the 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev, to any, any terrorist organization per se, but the chairman of the house intelligence committee says the older tsarnaev who was killed after the shootout with police, may have become seriously radicalized by islamic extremists when he went to russia last year. here's what the house homeland security chairman had to say today on cnn's state of the union. >> there were reports they had suicide vests on. you don't learn that overnight. i personally believe that this man received training when he was over there, and he radicalized from 2010 to the present, and nine months after he comes back from the chechen region, he pulled off the largest terror attack since 9/11. >> after a dramatic shootout with police that killed his older brother and then eluding police in an intense day-long manhunt, dzhokhar tsarnaev is hospitalized. he's described as be
meanwhile, the defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the bombing investigation today. he said so far he has not seen any intelligence directly linking the surviving suspect and his older brother, the 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev, to any, any terrorist organization per se, but the chairman of the house intelligence committee says the older tsarnaev who was killed after the shootout with police, may have become seriously radicalized by islamic extremists when he went to russia last year....
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e thet"ord, terrorism.ot t but he also doesn't want to give a future defense attorney the ability to say, oh, well there wasn't a political motive with this guy. he was just some random -- >> political motive key to a finding of terrorism. >> so it's a nonstory. ion't know why people are raising it. everyone knows this was an act hod drop that. there's no brownie points to be gained at this stage. let's let the investigators figure out who d ts and the response and life goes on. ryil issue.to me just to be >> don't handcuff yourself before you know what you're dealing with. >> exactly. we have no idea right now. >> all right, julia, thank you very much. >> up next we're going to take a look at the evidence left behind. so much to pore through right now. forensic teams are piecing together the tiny bits, the tiny pieces of the bomb. they're trying to find what we call the bombmaker's signature. we'r gngo go live to the pentagon with details just ahead. >> we'll be telling you things about this bomb we haven't heard before that arellin ts instigation to move forward. we'll be talking t
e thet"ord, terrorism.ot t but he also doesn't want to give a future defense attorney the ability to say, oh, well there wasn't a political motive with this guy. he was just some random -- >> political motive key to a finding of terrorism. >> so it's a nonstory. ion't know why people are raising it. everyone knows this was an act hod drop that. there's no brownie points to be gained at this stage. let's let the investigators figure out who d ts and the response and life goes...
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certainly this defense lawyer is going to say, stop talking. there is nothing to be gained at this point, particularly since his cooperation may be the only negotiating leverage he has to avoid a death penalty. so certainly there will be two thoughts on the mind of his defense attorney. one is silence from his client, and the second is delay. delay things as long as possible. the country, the commonwealth of massachusetts, boston, everybody is hugely exercised about this right now, but time has a way of making people somewhat less angry, increasing the chances perhaps for a plea bargain or some sort of other resolution to the case. >> so all of that talk of some sort of public safety exception before you give him his miranda rights, all that talk of naming him as an enemy combatant, all of that is moot right now. they've gone forward with the official proceedings. >> well, they may have used the public safety exception, and apparently they were using it to question him, and he responded in some way given his medical condition. but certainly now
certainly this defense lawyer is going to say, stop talking. there is nothing to be gained at this point, particularly since his cooperation may be the only negotiating leverage he has to avoid a death penalty. so certainly there will be two thoughts on the mind of his defense attorney. one is silence from his client, and the second is delay. delay things as long as possible. the country, the commonwealth of massachusetts, boston, everybody is hugely exercised about this right now, but time has...
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there are a number of factors that the defense will use. he's only 19 years old. the supreme court has said that no one under 18 can even be considered for the death penalty. so his youth is one reason. the other point as you mentioned is, what was the influence? was he brain wauwashbrainwashed? was he coerced by his older brother? the other factor is what role he actually played, how the division of labor took place. we don't know that at this point. if he was very much the minor player, that will be another factor. that's something that's going to play out over a number of months. >> he's got to get healthy presumably before anything significant can be done. if he's communicating right now, he's not been read his miranda rights, but he's writing answers to questions. what do you make of that from the legal perspective, that he's at least giving some answers to the fbi? >> that suggests his arraignment will be held soon. he can't be arraigned if he can't understand what's going on. he has to be able to be told what the charges are. he has to be given a lawyer. he
there are a number of factors that the defense will use. he's only 19 years old. the supreme court has said that no one under 18 can even be considered for the death penalty. so his youth is one reason. the other point as you mentioned is, what was the influence? was he brain wauwashbrainwashed? was he coerced by his older brother? the other factor is what role he actually played, how the division of labor took place. we don't know that at this point. if he was very much the minor player, that...
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they acted alone in defense of islam, at least that is the message for now. cnn learned the marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is now communicating with investigators. tsarnaev said his older brother was behind the aattack. he also said no foreign terror groups were involved and motivation was to defend islam. tsarnaev unable to talk but is charged with malicious of deinstruction of the property. those are counts that could bring him the death penalty. mean while residents that work on boyleston street may be allowed back in today a day or so before the general public will be allowed back in. zoraida. >> thank you very much. there's more rain and snow in the forecast to add to the record flooding taking place all across the midwest. the grand river is three feet over flood stage. in illinois, governor quinn declared disaster areas in more than 40 counties. we're live in spring bay illinois where the river is over flowing into the streets since sunday. i read that the water levels grew 13 feet in five days there. what is the situation now? >> reporter:
they acted alone in defense of islam, at least that is the message for now. cnn learned the marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is now communicating with investigators. tsarnaev said his older brother was behind the aattack. he also said no foreign terror groups were involved and motivation was to defend islam. tsarnaev unable to talk but is charged with malicious of deinstruction of the property. those are counts that could bring him the death penalty. mean while residents that work on...
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. >> a good criminal defense lawyer -- you're a lawyer -- if they make the younger brother is going to be tried with a death sentence, if in fact they make the case he was brainwashed by his older brother, perhaps a jury would say he doesn't deserve the death penalty. >> that will be a defense. there are a lot of questions about whether a trial will actually occur. if he has pled, there may be all variations of a trial to occur, including something boston has been to be prepared for is whether a trial really happen here. a good defense attorney is going to say there's no way we can get an objective crime if boston. >> timothy mcveigh committed his crime in oklahoma city but he was tried in indiana. thanks very much. >>> we're back in a moment with more from what's going on here in boston. stay with me. boom. heart attack. the doctor recommends bayer aspirin to keep this from happening to me again. it's working. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. it can happen to anyone. talk to your doctor. [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't
. >> a good criminal defense lawyer -- you're a lawyer -- if they make the younger brother is going to be tried with a death sentence, if in fact they make the case he was brainwashed by his older brother, perhaps a jury would say he doesn't deserve the death penalty. >> that will be a defense. there are a lot of questions about whether a trial will actually occur. if he has pled, there may be all variations of a trial to occur, including something boston has been to be prepared for...